At age 29, Travers Chue is an enthusiastic backer of Papua New Guinea’s fledgling café society. But as Rod Myer reports, his family’s entrepreneurial flair is also seeing the business expand.
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Corruption is often singled out as a key issue facing business in Papua New Guinea. How is it being addressed? Business Advantage PNG asked the man leading PNG’s fighting against corruption, lawyer Sam Koim—the Chairman of Task Force Sweep.
Mobile phone competition in Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands is about to get tougher, after a deal which will see about US$250m (K550 million) in new funding for PNG’s second carrier, BeMobile, which will see it relaunched as Vodafone BeMobile.
The ownership structure of the Ok Tedi mine ‘had stood the test of time’ and there was ‘no good reason to change it,’ according to Chairman of Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program Limited (PNGSDP), Sir Mekere Morauta.
Global food giant Nestlé began importing noodles into Papua New Guinea in the late 1970s and is now one of PNG’s major manufacturers. How does it do business in PNG? Business Advantage PNG asked the Managing Director of Nestlé Pacific Islands, Eugene David.
Port Moresby business leaders have welcomed a Cabinet decision to spend more than K700m (US$320m) on six major road projects for the National Capital District.
Papua New Guinea enters 2013 with a new government in place, a major gas project nearing completion and some ambitious development goals, reports Business Advantage PNG’s Andrew Wilkins.
Business Advantage PNG spoke with PNG Ports’ Chief Executive Officer, Stanley Alphonse, about PNG Port’s return to profitability and its ambitious plans for the future.
The Australia–Papua New Guinea Business Forum in Port Moresby next week will have a special focus on how to improve Papua New Guinea’s vast infrastructure needs.
Bob Hansen, MD of major agribusiness Mainland Holdings, considers the threats and opportunities to Papua New Guinea from climate change.